As you may have heard, the government announced this week it was going
to not only halve the feed in tariff but also bring forward the
deadline for eligible installations to 12 December.
Today I learned that the government also intends to make it a
condition that all FiT households have an energy efficiency rating
over C or higher (which a quick look at the particulars of houses for
sale shows most existing homes can't hope to achieve).
In effect, the solar industry has been killed stone dead in two days.
Not only will it cost the South West more than 2000 jobs, it has also
dashed the hopes of thousands of people who hoped to invest in their
home and in their environmental future.
http://www.oursolarfuture.org.uk/
The link above is a petition set up by the solar industry to protest
at the extraordinary nature of the cuts and to call for the government
to adopt instead a more measured approach. Please pass it on to anyone
else you feel may be interested in signing it.
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